Nokia C9 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5

Comparing the Nokia C9 vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 across display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Display: Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Nokia C9 offers 5 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi 5 the larger display of the two. Both Nokia C9 and Xiaomi Redmi 5 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Nokia C9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers 12 MP, making Nokia C9 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Nokia C9 and Xiaomi Redmi 5 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nokia C9 offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers 3300 mAh, making Nokia C9 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia C9 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Xiaomi Redmi 5 offers 16 GB, making Nokia C9 the better option for storage.

Nokia C9

₹13,990

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Redmi 5

₹5,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

19 Mar, 2019

20 Mar, 2018

14 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A

7.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Solid bezel-less design
Good performer
Good battery life

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Low-res display
Sub-par cameras

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.2/5

(25,091 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Mar 20, 2018

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Android v7.1.2 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

MIUI

Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Qualcomm Snapdragon 450

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

Octa core, 1.8 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 506

Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB

2 GB / 3 GB / 4 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1440 px (HD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

18:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

282 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

75.87 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Corning Gorilla Glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

N/A

151.8 mm

162.98 mm

Width

N/A

72.8 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

N/A

7.7 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

N/A

157 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Camera

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2PureCel Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

4000 mAh

3300 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Micro Hybrid

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 0.606 W/kg Body: 1.187 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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